>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
adl> - $_am_dirpart can fooled when $install_sh is defined
adl> using $am_missing_run
Tom> When does this happen?
When install-sh is not found, see the bottom of
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/automake/2001-02/msg00335.html
adl> - $STRIP has to be set *before* AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE is called
adl> (either by the user or in a configure check); I'm not
adl> really happy with that
Tom> Me neither. What if we make install-strip unconditionally use
Tom> install-sh? Do we really care about the small performance impact on a
Tom> rarely-used target?
I don't. Maybe Alexandre does? (IIRC he was the first to
suggest some ways to use install-sh only when needed.)
adl> * install-strip when *not* cross-compiling:
adl> - $INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM uses sub make evaluation, does it
adl> really matters?
Tom> It doesn't matter.
BTW, using install-sh unconditionally will get rid of this.
--
Alexandre Duret-Lutz
